GROUP 2

FET difference amplifier

and BJT SMALL SIGNAL
ANALYSIS


BJT SMALL SIGNAL ANALYSIS
This is the use of the Bipolar Junction transistor to
operate as an Amplifier with the use of a small A.C
signal.

BJT SMALL SIGNAL ANALYSIS
The magnitude of the A.C signal which is applied should
be small enough to keep the transistor in the active
mode, only then, the transistor will be able to amplify.
If the A.C signal applied is too high then the transistor
will operate in saturation or cut off mode.

COMMON-EMITTER FIXED BIAS
CONFIGURATION
USES OF THE CAPACITORS IN
THE CONFIGURATION
The capacitors in the circuit C
1
and C
2
are called
COUPLING CAPACITORS
The coupling capacitors are used to pass the A.C input
signal and block the D.C voltage from proceeding the
circuit.

STEPS FOR THE A.C
EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT
1. Setting all D.C. sources to zero and replacing them
by a short-circuit equivalent
2. Replacing all capacitors by a short-circuit
equivalent
3. Removing all elements bypassed by the short-
circuit equivalents introduced by steps 1 and 2
4. Redrawing the network in a more convenient and
logical form
A.C EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT
A.C EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT
The transistor is then replaced by its equivalent model.
This model is called the DYNAMIC EMITTER RESISTANCE
MODEL (r
e
)
r
e
= 26mV / I
E

A.C EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT
PARAMETERS OF THE CIRCUIT


Input Impedance (Z
i
)
Z
i
= R
B
||r
e



Output Impedance (Z
o
)
Z
o
= R
c
||r
o



PARAMETERS OF THE CIRCUIT

CIRCUIT TO ANALYZE


For the network
determine:


Z
o
, Z
i
, A
v(no load)
,A
i

A.C EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT
(TWO PORT MODEL)
Parameter Calculations
Parameter Calculations
Parameter Calculations
FET DIFFERENCE AMPLIFIER
ANALYSIS
CHARACTERISTICS OF A FET DIFFERENCE
AMPLIFIER

High input impedance
Good frequency range
They are considered low-power consumption configurations
High voltage gain

Basic FET difference
amplifier


Contd
R
Ds
are chosen to maintain transistors in saturation
V
S
takes on whatever value is needed so that currents
sum to I with given input voltages
How a FET difference
amplifier works
The FET device controls an output (drain) current by
means of a small input (gate-voltage) voltage
The FET device can be used as an linear amplifier or as
a digital device in logic circuits which require low power
consumption
The FET has a transconductance factor g
m
in its ac
equivalent model


Graphical determination of
G
m
(transconductance factor)
The gain of the fet difference
amplifier
Contd
Contd
Contd